Bernouilli (1667‒1748)

Bernouilli (Bernouil`li) , name of a Swiss family of mathematicians, born at
Basel, though of Dutch origin—James, John, and Daniel, of
whom John is the most celebrated; was professor first at St. Petersburg
and then at Basel; discovered the exponential calculus and the method of
integrating rational fractions, as well as the line of swiftest descent (1667‒1748).